PML-N bags 18, PTI nine reserved seats in ICT polls

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has clinched 18 seats while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured nine seats in election against reserved seats of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad held here on Saturday. The newly-elected chairmen from 50 union councils of Islamabad exercised their right of vote to elect members against reserved seats.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) organised Local Government Elections on 27 reserved seats for Women, Peasants, Workers, Technocrat, Youth and Non-Muslims in Metropolitan Corporation of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

In this second phase of Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation LG elections there were 17 seats of women of which PML-N got 11 seats and PTI achieved six seats while on three peasants workers seats PML-N obtained 2 seats and PTI one.  As per unofficial results PML-N got two seats and PTI one seat among three youth seats.  Similarly on three minorities seats PML-N bagged two seats and PTI one while the only technocrat seat was won by PML-N.  Polling was held at polling station of IMCB F-8 4 and time duration was fixed from 9 00 am to 5 00 pm.  According to ECP’s source 12 candidates of PML-N for women seats nine PTI and four independents were in field to contest election while for peasant seats two candidates of PML-N three PTI five Independent contested.